Dec 9, 2020 | News and Events
Schools can be noisy places with loud activities. One in every six to eight middle and high school students has measurable hearing loss likely resulting from excessive noise exposure. CDC analyzed data from a sample of 817 middle and high school students aged 12–17...
Dec 8, 2020 | News and Events
The WCCHC (Will County Community Health Center) Dental Clinic, located at 1106 Neal Avenue in Joliet, has announced some special improvements through the help of an Oral Health Grant. While the changes include new patient chairs for three examination rooms, along with...
Dec 7, 2020 | News and Events
Quarantine Time Can be Over after Ten Days The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new options for public health authorities to consider for establishment quarantine time frames for those who have come in contact with a person with COVID-19....
Dec 7, 2020 | News and Events
If you have to be out, help protect yourself and others from respiratory viruses. And if you have not received your flu shot, take advantage of National Influenza Vaccination Week to do so. Contact Will County Health Department Immunizations at 815-740-8143, or the...
Dec 4, 2020 | News and Events
December 6-12, 2020 is National Handwashing Awareness Week. According to the CDC, keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic! Many diseases and...
Dec 3, 2020 | News and Events
Do you feel the exhaustion of almost a year’s worth of coronavirus commentary and speculation, on top of the feeling that we’re back to square one? You’re not alone, it is called “pandemic fatigue.” According to a survey by the World Health Organization, at least 60...
